Let $M = (a_{ij})$,$i, j \in \{1, 2, 3\}$,be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $a_{ij} = 1$ if $j+1$ is divisible by $i$,otherwise $a_{ij} = 0$. Then which of the following statements is (are) true?
$(A)$ $M$ is invertible
$(B)$ There exists a nonzero column matrix $\begin{bmatrix} a_1 \\ a_2 \\ a_3 \end{bmatrix}$ such that $M \begin{bmatrix} a_1 \\ a_2 \\ a_3 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -a_1 \\ -a_2 \\ -a_3 \end{bmatrix}$
$(C)$ The set $\{X \in \mathbb{R}^3 : MX = 0, X \neq 0\}$ is non-empty,where $0 = \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$
$(D)$ The matrix $(M - 2I)$ is invertible,where $I$ is the $3 \times 3$ identity matrix

  • A
    $B, C$
  • B
    $B, D$
  • C
    $B, A$
  • D
    $A, C, D$

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